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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine wave to supporters after his arrival in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Turkey’s leader lambasts protesters

Suzan Fraser, Elena Becatoros -

June 9, 2013 4:00 am

Turkish people display a damaged national flag found in the debris of a destroyed shop as they stage an anti-government protest near the scene at one of the Saturday explosion sites that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Monday, May 13, 2013. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday Turkey would

Car bombs lead some to question Turkey’s security

burhan-ozbilici, Suzan Fraser -

May 13, 2013 4:00 am

A woman cries at the scene of one of the explosion sites, after several explosions killed at least 18 people and injured dozens in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Saturday, May 11, 2013, Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said.(AP Photo/Anadolu Agency, Cem Genco) TURKEY OUT

Syria-linked group blamed in Turkey blasts; 43 die

Suzan Fraser, Mehmet Guzel -

May 11, 2013 4:00 am

Some thousands of supporters demonstrate waving various PKK flags and images of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, March 21, 2013, as Ocalan called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from Turkish territory, a major step toward ending the fighting for self-rule for Kurds in southeastern Turkey, one of the world's bloodiest insurgencies lasting nearly 30-years and costing tens of thousands of lives. (AP Photo)

Kurdish rebel leader calls for historic truce

mucahit-ceylan, Suzan Fraser -

March 21, 2013 4:00 am

One of the three bodies of the killed Kurdish women is taken out of the building in Paris, Thursday Jan. 10, 2013. Police say three Kurdish women have been shot dead at a pro-Kurdish centre in Paris in what the French interior minister is calling an 'execution'. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

3 Kurds killed in Paris; political motive claimed

Sarah DiLorenzo, Suzan Fraser -

January 10, 2013 5:00 am

In this photo provided by the Turkish Islamic aid group IHH, the group's chairman, Bulent Yildirim right, speaks with freed Syrian prisoners in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Syrian rebels freed 48 Iranians held captive since August, Iranian state TV reported Wednesday, part of what appeared to be the first major prisoner swap of the civil war. The deal, reportedly coordinated by the IHH, will also involve the release of more than 2,000 Syrians held by Bashar Assad's regime, Turkey's state-run agency Anadolu Agency reported. (AP Photo/IHH)

Iranians freed in major prisoner swap in Syria

Albert Aji, Suzan Fraser -

January 9, 2013 5:00 am

In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 photo, a Free Syrian Army fighter hurls a grenade at Syrian Army positions in the Karmal Jabl district of Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

Turkey: Syrian plane was carrying ammunition

Suzan Fraser, Frank Jordans -

October 11, 2012 4:00 am

The destroyed entrance of the house where a Syrian mortar attack killed five people in Akcakale, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday, but said it has no intention of declaring war, despite tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish border town.(AP Photo)

Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria

Suzan Fraser, Mehmet Guzel -

October 4, 2012 4:00 am